Celebrate This Week: Books, A Baby, and A Toddler

 Join us each weekend for Celebrate This Week with Ruth Ayres. 

                                                             When we pause to celebrate, we find the joy.

A week filled with moments to celebrate and remember. 

1.  Books

A neighbor from down the lane dropped by with a gift for me this week.  It was a book to celebrate my impending grandmother status!  We often laugh because the place we see each other most frequently is the library.  With our library closed for renovations, we need to find a new meeting place.  My friend Coleen was in town to meet her new granddaughter, Natalie.  And of course, our talk turned to books.  Off we went to Island Books so I could share Polar Bear's Underwear with her.  I knew it was perfect for her grandchildren.  And she gifted me with my own copy of this title. I know you may have already read my slice of life about our final meeting of the school year for our after school book club, Books, Brownies, and Beyond.  Just in case you missed it, here's the link to our padlet and here's the picture of our club at Island Books, each clutching a title we plan to read this summer.

2.  A Baby

I'm a grandmother-in-waiting, waiting for my first grandchild.  Yesterday was the due date!  So I'm positive that by next Saturday I'll have some pics to post.  This past week I attended a Grandparent Night at Island Books with Nancy Stewart, island resident and promoter of all things musical.  It was delightful as we went around the room and introduced ourselves by mentioning the number of grandchildren we have.  As I mentioned that I was waiting for my grandson's arrival, someone behind me interjected:  "Is that Blake's child?"  It was the mom of one of his high school friends.  I love our little community!  And this gathering is where I was introduced to
Polar Bear's Underwear.

3.  A Toddler

I was on my way for a play date with Imi when my neighbor popped by with her gift.  So I took the book with me and let Imi open it.  Then we read A Baby Blessing by Welleran Poltarnees together.

Can you tell that she approves?  

I can't wait to share Polar Bear's Underwear with her and her sisters.  (Fingers crossed that they don't already have the title.)